Hillary just can't catch a break

The news of the Eliot Spitzer scandal has been a hot topic of conversation for those in my office. Not only are we located in New York but we are heavily involved in the financial industry. In fact, some of my colleagues know others who were directly affected by the Governor's crackdown on Wall Street. I spoke with quite a few people in the industry and there does not appear to be many tears shed for the Luv Guv.

But one (unexpected) impact of this imbroglio is in the race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. It turns out that Eliot Spitzer and Governor-to-be David Paterson are both superdelgates in the Democractic party. In fact, any Democrat who holds the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in New York are superdelgates. Since Spitzer resigned the office of Governor, he also loses his vote as a superdelegate.

Both Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson have pledged their votes to Hillary Clinton. She will lose Spitzer's vote as a superdelegate but retain Paterson's vote as he becomes Governor. But guess who moves into the role of Lieutenant Governor? Joe Bruno, who is currently the leader of the State Senate...and a Republican.

In a nomination race where every delegate is like gold, it sure seems like Hillary can't catch a break.